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5
Ramble On Rose
Oct. 26, 1971
The Palestra, U. of Rochester

One of the earliest live versions ever and boy oh boy is Jerry into it. Belts out the lyrics. Quick tempo & a real joy to hear!
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Hey Pocky Way
March 28, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

Weird how little folks seem to care at all about this tune. I love it & Brent does the Neville Bros. proud w/this version--as good as it gets.
5
Eyes Of The World
May 5, 1978
Thompson Arena - Dartmouth College

First there were only AUDs available, but now that a sweet CM SBD is up you oughta check out this sweet '78!
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Bertha
Oct. 22, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Rippingly good early version with Keith way out front. Jerry and the whole crew rock it hard!
3
Row Jimmy
Oct. 28, 1985
Fox Theater

Great cadence to this one and some cool reverb effects lend a trippy mesmerizing feel to this fine entry from the Fox. Get the CM SBD source.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

The reprise...the reprise....the un-freaking-believable REPRISE is what gets this version my upvote...!
Pretty Peggy O
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Hard to find a bad version of this song. Hella good Jerry jam section in this one and well sung to boot.
Jack Straw
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

I suspect this version will get a bump from the DaP 15 release and well it should! Heartily sung by both Bob and Jerry and the jam section is a confident, power-forward flow into the final verse. Excellent sound reproduction from the official release doesn't hurt, either. Straight A rendition that deserves at the very least double digit voting numbers.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

What he said ^
Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

I suspect this one isn't higher only b/c it's a bit shorter in length than some other versions, but this is one of those times when the jamming is so spot-on and tight it would almost seem a waste to try and expand into longer-time territory. Extremely crisp version. Gets my upvote and should be higher than some others above it now.
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